Senior Underwriter, Specialty Reinsurance

Full details of the job.

Vacancy Name

Vacancy No

Vacancy No VN179

Basis

Basis Permanent

Duration of Contract

Duration of Contract N/A (Permanent)

Location City

Location City London

About Inigo

We enable your ambition. We insure good people - knowledgably, fairly, and efficiently. We combine our expertise with the best of science, data, and analytics.

Inigo is a global specialist in high-risk, high-capacity insurance and reinsurance, serving some of the world's largest commercial and industrial enterprises. We concentrate on limited classes and combine the best data and analytics to build our own capability to generate insights to drive business decisions.

Top of our agenda is maintaining a diverse and open culture where we foster talent and provide opportunities to build a rewarding career in a company that is vibrant and early on in its exciting journey.

We have a culture that is inclusive, fun, and constantly strives for excellence, we describe it as 'all in'. Our values are:

• Get Smart - we ask questions, explore, learn, and continuously strive for excellence
• Park the Ego - we are welcoming and open, and embrace different thinking
• Share the Passion - we collaborate and communicate our expertise honestly and thoughtfully
• Radical Simplicity - we are transparent, focused and actively avoid complexity in how we operate

About the Team and Role

This role involves front-line responsibility for developing and managing a profitable portfolio of specialty reinsurance business. This role will work closely with Damien Smith, the Head of International Property and Specialty Reinsurance.

We would like to expand the current portfolio further - this focuses on Cyber, Agriculture, Nuclear, and Surety, with some exposure to K&R, Terrorism, Wildfire Liability, and Entertainment. Developing this portfolio is a key part of our strategy.

We are looking for someone who would be able to develop this role from Senior Underwriter to Line Underwriter.

The successful candidate will do this by:

• Continuing to develop the high-performing Specialty Reinsurance portfolio, which we are planning to grow from $15m to $30m GWP in 2026.
• Bringing a thoughtful approach to underwriting, both on a deal-by-deal basis and in terms of overall portfolio construction, with a mix of technical and commercial skills.
• Delivering our business plan profit, Net Combined Ratio, and Return on Capital.
• Evaluating other parts of the specialty universe and then executing on the chosen plan.
• Delivering exceptional day-to-day client service and relationship management, providing thoughtful and robust underwriting and analytics insights to brokers and clients.
• Taking a key role in marketing and business development activities across the product segments, with an eye on creative new opportunities for Inigo.
• Working closely and collaboratively with other members of the Reinsurance team, including our analytics, claims, and exposure management colleagues.

To do this, we're going to need you to bring:

• Energy and proactivity, as well as a depth of market expertise and technical underwriting.
• A collaborative approach with an innovative mindset, providing creative solutions and ideas for resolution.
• A relentless curiosity along with excellent analytical and technical skills.
• A market presence and reputation, which allows us to operate in a lead capacity.
• The ability to develop and understand business processes, strategy and planning.
• Experience of using risk measuring and pricing tools and loss models.